France Sends Troops to Mali to Help Counter Islamist Advance

[thekingsmen]

It is.

Your correct about the Western world's motive for intervening (which nobody is really denying), BUT, 88 is correct about the Islamists killing, mutilating and enslaving people as well as destroying historical monuments.

No one said 88 was wrong on that but he was wrong about it being the Intervention. There is no Intervention for Congo which 6 Million are dead and you see why.




The US and UK are not supporting Wahhabi groups...at least not directly. Saudis and to a lesser degree Qataris are supporting these groups using their petro dollars. Those Gulf Arab kingdoms and emirates who everyone seem to think are just innocent and uninvolved are using their $$$$$$$$ to fund many of these revolutions in their fellow Arab-Muslim countries whiles clamping down on dissidents in their own countries.

I think you need to read up on Wahabbi Sect and how the U.K. fully supported their rise to power. Not only that but the Bush Family full support of the Saudi Arabia( Wahabbi Sect). Without this group being in power and having influence and connections...their wouldn't be a "War on Terror". Was it ironic that BBC made a Documentary called "Al-Qeada doesn't Exist? Al-Q is nothing more than a name....Wahabbi Sect is only that exist. That is why Wahabbi is never mentioned in these Islamist Groups in Western Media b/c it protects Saudi Arabia. The Arab kingdoms aren't funding the revolutions, they are funding the weapons and army. The U.S. is funding the revolutions. That is why the Libyan NTC half were connected to Washington D.C.




The Islamic world is divided more than it's ever been. In Mali, It's Sufi vs Salafi.

It's divided by outside influence who sides one group and fuels confusion and hatred toward another for future gains in land, politics and resources.

 

[thekingsmen]

Sorry I didn't have a "yes massa" reporter for you 88.

 

[thekingsmen]

@thekingsmen, while in general i agree with your that the West's intentions in Africa are dubious at best and nefarious at worst, the islamic extremists currently terrorizing the hapless citizens of Mali are subhuman and need to be eliminated. They are terrorizing citizens, destroying historical artifacts that date back centuries, and overall making like a living hell for the average Malian citizen. Its clear the Malian government is incapable of handling these islamic thugs, so a strong military force is needed. I therefore welcome the French armies and hope they can successfully beat back the islamic menace that is terrorizing the Malian people. Hopefully they and the US can assist the hapless Nigerian government it taking care of its islamic problem as well.

I agree with you HHL4E but they questions haven't been asked like "How did they get there?" "Who is funding them?".

 

[MikelArteta]

Scared ass France won't go into Syria neither will any country but they will drop them thangs on Africans

 

[mbewane]

I always find it humorous that when Somalia, Sudan, or any of the Sub-Saharan African countries which have an Islamic presence that is engaged in a conflict, you don't see their Muslim counterparts in the Middle East and South Asia rush en masse to help them fight the jihad or back up their fellow Muslims.


Can someone explain to me why? Not trolling, just curious.

They don't even move when Palestinians are getting bombed, no damn way they'll move for no Black people.

Islam is just as imperialistic as France, Britain and the United States.

I would have said "Islamists".

I find it appaling that people here are criticizing France's intervention (backed by a UN resolution, asked for by Mali's interim president as well as by the CEDEAO) while condonning Islamists that for the most part come from out of Mali. The local rebellion are the Tuaregs, who have been fighting for better support from Bamako for their region or autonomy for AGES, and no one was intervening when it was Malians killing Malians. Problem is, with the fall of Kaddafi tons of weapons have become available, and Islamists nutcases been looking for new stomping grounds. Tuaregs initially invited those groups as allies, but have since turned on them (way too late) when they understood that those groups only care about cutting thieves' hands off, stoning people who kiss in public and destroying holy places that don't fit their backward ideology.

I'm far from being a supporter of the so-called "Françafrique" but if there was ONE case in which France needed to intervene, this is it. Matter of fact, another crisis has been going on in Central African Republic but France's did not intervene there as they managed to reach an agreement, and Hollande specifically stated that CAR's internal affairs must be resolved internally.

Make no mistake: what is happening in Mali is not a rebellion, it's an invasion.

(And those saying that France should intervene in Congo: it's a very different situation, and if you look up the history, France is by no means welcome in that area after what happened in Rwanda. Plus the UN is already there. And no one will intervene in Syria without a UN resolution, still blocked by Russia and China.)

 

[Guitar Bains]

"The French military operation in Mali has been given the code name Serval. The serval is a small African cat whose particularity is to urinate 30 times an hour to mark its territory," the Liberté newspaper said. It accused Paris of doing the same.

The French are finding it harder then they thought it would be with the rebels advancing and only 250 miles away from the capital Bamako rather than the 420 miles they were at a couple of days ago according to this article - Malian rebels overrun garrison town and advance towards capital | World news | guardian.co.uk

 

[50CentStan]

The French battle cry "I surrender"

 

[The Real]

The French battle cry "I surrender"

If that was true French wouldn't be one of the top 5 most widely spoken languages in Africa.

 

[emoney]

This.

ok.

Be more specific next time.

 

[emoney]

The French are finding it harder then they thought it would be with the rebels advancing and only 250 miles away from the capital Bamako rather than the 420 miles they were at a couple of days ago according to this article - Malian rebels overrun garrison town and advance towards capital | World news | guardian.co.uk

This just shows an Islamist should never be trusted. The Islamist rebels originally claimed they were just trying to help establish an independent state in the North. Now they are creeping closer and closer to Bamako. If they try and capture Bamako the Malian conflict will go from an insurgency in the desert part of the country to a full blown civil war.

 

[Mowgli]

Popped a mali im sweatin?

 

[GetInTheTruck]

The French battle cry "I surrender"

 

[RadaMillz]

and claimed to off 17 Islamist smh, they can't admit defeat lol

[ame=http://youtu.be/vcELXvctk9k]Al Jazeera's exclusive interview with an Al Shabab spokesman - YouTube[/ame]


so two of their soldiers are and one about to get beheaded

Spoiler